Written By: Victor Ocasio

Long Island companies may have to rethink their drug testing policies as state lawmakers renew a push to legalize recreational marijuana.

A bid for legalization narrowly failed last year. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who included the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act in his new budget, made it clear last month in his State of the State address that it’s one of his top priorities. The New York State Bar Association threw its support behind legalization last month.

“From an HR perspective, it creates all kinds of challenges,” said Rob Basso, chief executive of Associated Human Capital Management in Plainview, which handles payroll and HR functions for about 1,000 small and mid-size firms.

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